Towards the end, Kevin drifted off to sleep as I was reading. I realized he was asleep and I slipped out of bed as gently as I could. I tiptoed across the floor to the dresser and brought his teddy bear over to him. I put it next to him. His eyes fluttered open a bit and he said “Thanks, Carrie” as he hugged the bear to himself. ” ‘night.” he mumbled and faded into sleep.
“Good night, sweetheart.” I whispered as I leaned down and gave him a soft kiss on his forehead.
All things considered, this had turned out to be a very good day.